As of 6 p.m. on the 6th, Typhoon No. 9, a large and ferocious typhoon, had a central pressure of 910 hectopascals, a maximum wind speed of 55 m near the center, and a maximum instantaneous wind speed of 80 m, and was moving westward near the Mariana Islands in the far south of Japan. The US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) analyzes the storm as a ``super typhoon.'' The typhoon is expected to become even more powerful on the 7th, and there is a possibility that it will change course northward and approach Okinawa Prefecture with extremely strong force from Friday the 10th to Saturday the 11th. As the typhoon approaches, there is a risk of heavy rain in Okinawa/Amami from around the 9th and Thursday, and heavy storms and warning-level rain in Okinawa Prefecture from around the 10th. Also, depending on the path of the typhoon, there is a possibility that southern Kyushu could experience severe damage from around the 10th, so please check the latest information.